BMW R 1150 RS Operating and maintenance instructions

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BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
Maintenance Instructions (US Model)
R 1150 RS
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Please note
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This symbol stands for pre-
cautions and measures which
are essential in order to pro-
tect the rider or other persons
from possibly severe or fatal
injury.
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Specific instructions and safety
precautions intended to pre-
vent damage to the motorcycle.
Disregarding them may render
the warranty invalid.
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Specific instructions on how to
operate, control, adjust or look
after items of equipment on the
motorcycle.
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BMW Service
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For safety reasons and to main-
tain the value of your motorcy-
cle, regular maintenance
intervals have been created.
Always keep to the specified
maintenance intervals. This is
the only way to ensure that war-
ranty claims are not invalidated.
The contents of the mainte-
nance charts are subject to
change, for reasons of safety
and due to modifications in,
among other things, materials.
Your BMW motorcycle retailer
is best placed to keep you in-
formed of the current content of
Services, Inspections and An-
nual Services.
Important
BMW does not accept liability
for damage or consequential
damage due to repairs or ser-
vice work performed by other
than BMW-authorized work-
shops.
Consequently, we recommend
that you have service work
performed by the specially
trained experts at your
authorized BMW motorcycle
retailer, and have this confirmed
in the Maintenance
Instructions.
Authorized BMW motorcycle
retailers are supplied with the
latest technical information and
have the necessary technical
know-how and specially trained
staff.
We recommend that you con-
tact your BMW motorcycle
retailer if you have any ques-
tions regarding your motorcy-
cle.
Authorized BMW motorcycle
retailers are fully informed about
all aspects of your motorcycle
and will gladly advise and assist
you.
With every good wish,
BMW Motorrad
Dear motorcycle enthusiast
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BMW Service
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For your own safety, use only
genuine BMW spare parts and
accessories approved by
BMW.
If you choose original accesso-
ries and spare parts that have
been tested and approved by
the manufacturer, you can be
sure that BMW has performed
the appropriate tests to confirm
their suitability for use on your
motorcycle. BMW accepts full
liability for these products.
Note, however, that BMW is
unable to accept liability for
spare parts and accessories
which it has not approved.
BMW cannot test every single
product of outside origin in
order to decide whether or not it
can be used on or with a BMW
vehicle without constituting a
safety hazard.
Nor is approval by an official
technical inspection authority,
or even the granting of a gen-
eral operating permit necessar-
ily a sufficient guarantee, as
these test procedures are not
always adequate.
Genuine BMW spare parts,
accessories and other products
which BMW has approved can
be obtained from all authorized
BMW motorcycle retailers,
together with expert advice on
their installation and use.
Important safety information
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BMW Service
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Maintenance is divided up into
Service, Inspection and Annual
Service.
BMW Inspection 600 miles
(1,000 km)
BMW Running-in Check after
the first 600 miles (1,000 km).
BMW Service
After the first 6,000 miles
(10,000 km) and every further
12,000 miles (20,000 km)
(18,000 miles/30,000 km...,
30,000 miles/50,000 km…,
42,000 miles/70,000 km… etc.)
BMW Inspection
After the first 12,000 miles
(20,000 km) and every further
12,000 miles (20,000 km)
(24,000 miles/40,000 km…,
36,000 miles/60,000 km…,
48,000 miles/80,000 km… etc.)
BMW Annual Service
Certain items of maintenance
depend on elapsed time as well
as the distance the motorcycle
has covered. They should
therefore be performed at least
once a year (e.g. replacing the
brake fluid).
If these items cannot be per-
formed during a Service or an
Inspection, an Annual Service
must be performed.
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Every BMW motorcycle retailer
has a fixed scale of charges
based on work times and care-
fully calculated hourly rates.
Fuel, lubricants and similar sub-
stances, filters, gaskets etc. are
charged separately.
Maintenance schedule
If you like, you can view the cur-
rent maintenance schedule for
your motorcycle on the Internet
and download the file from
www.bmw-motorrad.com/
maintenance.
Maintenance
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BMW Service
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Confirmation of maintenance
BMW Inspection
600 miles (1,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Inspection
12,000 miles (20,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW
Pre-delivery check
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
6,000 miles (10,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
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BMW Service
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Confirmation of maintenance
BMW Inspection
24,000 miles (40,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Inspection
36,000 miles (60,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
18,000 miles (30,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
30,000 miles (50,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
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BMW Service
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Confirmation of maintenance
BMW Inspection
48,000 miles (80,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Inspection
60,000 miles (100,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
42,000 miles (70,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
54,000 miles (90,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
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BMW Service
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Confirmation of maintenance
BMW Inspection
72,000 miles
(120,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Inspection
84,000 miles
(140,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
66,000 miles
(110,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
78,000 miles
(130,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
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BMW Service
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Confirmation of maintenance
BMW Inspection
96,000 miles
(160,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Inspection
108,000 miles
(180,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
94,000 miles
(150,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
106,000 miles
(170,000 km)
Performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
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